##ham won by more than 11 @ , @ 000 votes . beck ##ham ' s term as governor ended december 10 , 1907 . in january 1908 he faced the legislature as the democratic nominee for a seat in the u . s . senate by virtue of the primary held two years earlier . the republicans nominated former governor william o . bradley . on the first ballot beck ##ham secured 66 of the needed 69 votes ; bradley received 64 votes . seven democrats had not voted for beck ##ham . over the next six weeks , 25 more votes were taken with neither man securing a majority , even though william jennings bryan , the democratic nominee for president , campaigned for beck ##ham
##ham won by more than 11 @, @ 000 votes. beckham's term as governor ended december 10, 1907. in january 1908 he faced the legislature as the democratic nominee for a seat in the u. s. senate by virtue of the primary held two years earlier. the republicans nominated former governor william o. bradley. on the first ballot beckham secured 66 of the needed 69 votes ; bradley received 64 votes. seven democrats had not voted for beckham. over the next six weeks, 25 more votes were taken with neither man securing a majority, even though william jennings bryan, the democratic nominee for president, campaigned for beckham